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The development of segmental phonological production in a bilingual child: a contrasting second case*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Marc L. Schnitzer  and
Emily Krasinski
Marc L. Schnitzer*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Emily Krasinski
Affiliation:
Universidad de Puerto Rico
*
PO Box 23356, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931–3356.
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Abstract

A longitudinal diary-and-videotape study of the production of phonological segments by a Spanish—English bilingual child, age 1;6–4;6, revealed a consistent separation of the phonological systems of the two languages from the earliest period, with minimal interference at later times. These results are in contrast to results obtained from another child in a similar study (Schnitzer & Krasinski, 1994). The relevance of these data to the issue of whether bilingual children first use a single system before acquiring two discrete languages is discussed, as is the general question of how to interpret the early phonological production of bilinguals.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , October 1996 , pp. 547 - 571
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers for the Journal of Child Language for their helpful criticisms and corrections, which we believe have improved the paper. We are indebted to the University of Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, for material and time support in the preparation of this article.

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